The community garden at Burns Drive Park will move forward immediately and be ready for planting this year.

The community gardens at Stephanie Drive Park, St. George’s Park and Mollison Drive Park will be built this fall and ready for gardening in 2021.

About Guelph’s Community Gardens

Community Gardens are parcels of land used by neighbourhood residents to collectively grow their own vegetables, herbs, pollinator flowers and/or fruit. Community Gardens are vibrant spaces, providing the opportunity for neighbours to meet and work together to improve neighbourhoods, gain a sense of community and connection to the environment.

The community garden program encourages volunteers to use City parks as locations for fruit, vegetable and pollinator gardens that benefit the community. Having fruits and vegetables grown just around the corner in your park brings a whole new meaning to local food. Pollinator gardens provide a food source for a variety of wildlife including insects and some bird species. Visit guelph.ca/communitygardens to learn more.

In 2019 the City of Guelph collected input for four proposed community gardens for 2020 including:

The community garden at Burns Drive Park will move forward immediately and be ready for planting this year.

The community gardens at Stephanie Drive Park, St. George’s Park and Mollison Drive Park will be built this fall and ready for gardening in 2021.

About Guelph’s Community Gardens

Community Gardens are parcels of land used by neighbourhood residents to collectively grow their own vegetables, herbs, pollinator flowers and/or fruit. Community Gardens are vibrant spaces, providing the opportunity for neighbours to meet and work together to improve neighbourhoods, gain a sense of community and connection to the environment.

The community garden program encourages volunteers to use City parks as locations for fruit, vegetable and pollinator gardens that benefit the community. Having fruits and vegetables grown just around the corner in your park brings a whole new meaning to local food. Pollinator gardens provide a food source for a variety of wildlife including insects and some bird species. Visit guelph.ca/communitygardens to learn more.

Burns Drive
Park was selected as a potential site for a permanent Community Garden because
there are interested gardeners nearby and it has access to a water source.

We will use your feedback to determine
if the proposed garden will be approved and we will follow up with you to let
you know how your feedback was used to make the decision.

Notice of collection:
The personal information from this survey is collected pursuant to the Municipal
Act, 2001 and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act. This information willContinue reading

Burns Drive
Park was selected as a potential site for a permanent Community Garden because
there are interested gardeners nearby and it has access to a water source.

We will use your feedback to determine
if the proposed garden will be approved and we will follow up with you to let
you know how your feedback was used to make the decision.

Notice of collection:
The personal information from this survey is collected pursuant to the Municipal
Act, 2001 and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act. This information will be used for the purposes of
implementing the community gardens program. At no time will your personal
information be used or disclosed without your express written consent.
Questions regarding this collection should be directed to the City of Guelph
Access, Privacy and Records Specialist at 519-822-1260 x 2605.

Mollison Park was
selected as a potential site for a permanent Community Garden because there are
interested gardeners nearby and it has access to a water source.

We will use your feedback to determine
if the proposed garden will be approved and we will follow up with you to let
you know how your feedback was used to make the decision.

Notice of collection:
The personal information from this survey is collected pursuant to the Municipal
Act, 2001 and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act. This information will beContinue reading

Mollison Park was
selected as a potential site for a permanent Community Garden because there are
interested gardeners nearby and it has access to a water source.

We will use your feedback to determine
if the proposed garden will be approved and we will follow up with you to let
you know how your feedback was used to make the decision.

Notice of collection:
The personal information from this survey is collected pursuant to the Municipal
Act, 2001 and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act. This information will be used for the purposes of
implementing the community gardens program. At no time will your personal
information be used or disclosed without your express written consent.
Questions regarding this collection should be directed to the City of Guelph
Access, Privacy and Records Specialist at 519-822-1260 x 2605.

Stephanie Drive
Park was selected as a potential site for a permanent Community Garden because
there are interested gardeners nearby and it has access to a water source.

We will use your feedback to determine
if the proposed garden will be approved and we will follow up with you to let
you know how your feedback was used to make the decision.

Notice of collection:
The personal information from this survey is collected pursuant to the Municipal
Act, 2001 and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act. ThisContinue reading

Stephanie Drive
Park was selected as a potential site for a permanent Community Garden because
there are interested gardeners nearby and it has access to a water source.

We will use your feedback to determine
if the proposed garden will be approved and we will follow up with you to let
you know how your feedback was used to make the decision.

Notice of collection:
The personal information from this survey is collected pursuant to the Municipal
Act, 2001 and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act. This information will be used for the purposes of
implementing the community gardens program. At no time will your personal
information be used or disclosed without your express written consent.
Questions regarding this collection should be directed to the City of Guelph
Access, Privacy and Records Specialist at 519-822-1260 x 2605.

St. George’s
Park was selected as a potential site for a permanent Community Garden because
there are interested gardeners nearby and it has access to a water source.

We will use your feedback to determine
if the proposed garden will be approved and we will follow up with you to let
you know how your feedback was used to make the decision.

Notice of collection:
The personal information from this survey is collected pursuant to the Municipal
Act, 2001 and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act. This information willContinue reading

St. George’s
Park was selected as a potential site for a permanent Community Garden because
there are interested gardeners nearby and it has access to a water source.

We will use your feedback to determine
if the proposed garden will be approved and we will follow up with you to let
you know how your feedback was used to make the decision.

Notice of collection:
The personal information from this survey is collected pursuant to the Municipal
Act, 2001 and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act. This information will be used for the purposes of
implementing the community gardens program. At no time will your personal
information be used or disclosed without your express written consent.
Questions regarding this collection should be directed to the City of Guelph
Access, Privacy and Records Specialist at 519-822-1260 x 2605.

Life Cycle

Surveys Open

Under Review

Contributions to surveys are closed for evaluation and review. The Project team will report back on key outcomes.

Garden approval decisions

New Community Gardens has finished this stage

Community gardens that are approved will be prepared for spring planting.

New community garden set up

New Community Gardens is currently at this stage

The community garden at Burns Drive Park will move forward immediately and be ready for planting this year. The community gardens at Stephanie Drive Park, St. George’s Park and Mollison Drive Park will be built this fall and ready for gardening in 2021.